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Teenaged ATV owner charged in Owen Sound

The teenaged owner of an all-terrain vehicle has been charged after complaints about the operation of an ATV in Owen Sound.
On the weekend, city police received numerous complaints regarding the operation of an ATV on parkland located in the northeast area of the city, it said in a news release.
Callers reported observing the white three-wheel ATV pulling a wagon with children in it and none of them were wearing helmets. Callers were also concerned that the ATV was being operated on a property with signage prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, the news release said.
Police located the vehicle being operated by the owner in the area of Notre Dame school on Sunday afternoon. When the vehicle was stopped the owner was not wearing a helmet and his 12-year-old passenger was wearing an improper helmet, the news release said.
A small trailer and several children were found nearby, while the vehicle was found to be unplated and uninsured, the news release said.
The 16-year-old owner of the vehicle has been charged with numerous offences under the Off-Road Vehicles Act.